Zoraida Córdova
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Encanto Read-alikes
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
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Eleven-year-old Danny Monteverde believes in magic, he believes that the enchanted land of Rio Luna in his older sister's favorite book is real, and most of all he believes that if he can find the way to Rio Luna he will find his sister Pili there, because he does not believe that his sister would run away from the group home where they lived and leave him behind; but after years of being passed from one foster family to another his faith begins to...
2) Bruja born
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Brooklyn brujas volume 2
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Still feeling broken after her family's battle in Los Lagos, Lula invokes a dark spell to bring her boyfriend and others back after a fatal bus crash, but unwittingly raises an army of hungry, half-dead casimuertos, instead.
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
K&T - Hispanic Heritage Month
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
K&T - Hispanic Heritage Month
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Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Valentina Salazar grew up as a monster protector until her father's loss, but when a video of a mythical egg appears, Valentina convinces her older brother and sister to help her find and save it--all while avoiding the monster hunters who want to destroy it.
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Brooklyn brujas volume 3
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Before she can return home to help heal her broken family, teenaged Rose Mortiz must come to terms with her new powers and work with others to save the magical land of Adas.
5) Incendiary
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Hollow crown volume 1
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As a child, Renata Convida serves the crown as a memory thief, but as a rebel spy at age seventeen, Renata returns to the royal palace, where she fights to complete her mission while confronting childhood memories long locked away.
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"Izzy and Jules were childhood friends, climbing the spires of Batuu, inventing silly games, and dreaming of adventures they would share one day. Then, Izzy's family left abruptly, without even a chance to say goodbye. Izzy's life became one of constant motion, traveling from one world to the next, until her parents were killed and she became a low-level smuggler to make ends meet. Jules remained on Batuu, eventually becoming a farmer like his father,...
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Thrilling short stories featuring fan favorite characters from the beloved High Republic series each written by a New York Times bestselling author. The High Republic authors share unmissable short stories that bridge Phases, resolve mysteries, and offer tantalizing hints of what is to come. Rejoin the adventures of the Jedi and Padawans, Pathfinders and Path members, heroes and villains ahead of the launch of Phase III. Authors: Zoraida Córdova,...
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Vicious deep trilogy volume 2
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Teenaged Tristan battles pirates, sea dragons, and mutant creatures of the deep in his quest for the Sea Throne.
9) Convergence
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"The next adventure in the High Republic begins expanding the new era of Star Wars, with a story set generations before Light of the Jedi. It is an age of exploration. Jedi travel the galaxy, expanding their understanding of the Force and all the worlds and beings connected by it. Meanwhile, the Republic, led by its two chancellors, works to unite worlds in an ever-growing community among near and distant stars. On the close-orbiting planets of...
10) The vicious deep
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Vicious deep trilogy volume 1
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After being sucked out to sea in a tidal wave, Tristan Hart returns ashore on Coney Island with no memory of what happened to him--yet he can sense the emotions of others and dreams of a terrifying silver mermaid with razor-sharp teeth.
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The next adventure in the High Republic begins expanding the new era of Star Wars, with a story set generations before Light of the Jedi.
It is an age of exploration. Jedi travel the galaxy, expanding their understanding of the Force and all the worlds and beings connected by it. Meanwhile, the Republic, led by its two chancellors, works to unite worlds in an ever-growing community among near and distant stars.
On the close-orbiting...
It is an age of exploration. Jedi travel the galaxy, expanding their understanding of the Force and all the worlds and beings connected by it. Meanwhile, the Republic, led by its two chancellors, works to unite worlds in an ever-growing community among near and distant stars.
On the close-orbiting...
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A modern tale of unexpectedly falling in love, and finding your voice-the highly anticipated third installment of in the acclaimed and best-selling Meant to Be collection. Ariel del Mar is one of the most famous singers in the world. She and her sisters-together, known as the band Siren Seven-have been a pop culture phenomenon since they were kids. On stage, wearing her iconic red wig and sequined costumes, staring out at a sea of fans, is where she...
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On the verge volume 2
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From author Zoraida Cordova comes the steamy standalone book 2 in her New Adult On the Verge series. Sky Lopez thought she had it all-the perfect job, the perfect relationship, the perfect life...until she discovers her not-so-perfect boyfriend has been cheating on her. So when her uncle asks her to help plan his Hamptons wedding, Sky jumps at the chance, leaving all of her "perfect" future plans in the rearview mirror. The wedding doesn't prove as...
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On the verge volume 3
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River Thomas was born a wild card. Her mother left before River hit puberty, and her alcoholic father raised her to have the best poker face in the city, but when he dies unexpectedly, River's already dangerous lifestyle spirals out of control. Six months sober, she relapses, and the resulting bender ends with her on the run from a guy looking to settle a score. She wants to be better - needs to be better - before she ends up like her dad. The road...
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Reclaim the Stars is a collection of best-selling and acclaimed YA authors that take the Latin American diaspora to places fantastical and out of this world. From princesses warring in space, to the all too near devastation of climate change, to haunting ghost stories in Argentina, and mermaids off the coast of the Caribbean. This is science fiction and fantasy that breaks borders and realms and proves that stories are truly universal.
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Vicious deep trilogy volume 3
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As Kurt and Tristan battle for the Sea King's throne, sea witch Nieve kidnaps Layla and raises an army of mutant sea creatures to overthrow the crown.
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Eleven fresh vampire stories from young adult fiction's leading voices fill this bestselling anthology—including V.E. Schwab's First Kill, now a major Netflix adaptation!
"Boundary-pushing... Stories that stake a new claim on old tropes." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
In this delicious new collection, you'll find stories about lurking vampires of social media, rebellious vampires hungry for more
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"Los Montoya están acostumbrados a una vida sin explicaciones. Han aprendido a no preguntar por qué la despensa nunca está vacía, o por qué su matriarca nunca abandona su casa en Cuatro Ríos, ni siquiera para las graduaciones, bodas o bautizos. Pero cuando Orquídea Divina los invita a su funeral y a recibir su herencia, todos esperan descubrir los secretos que tan celosamente ha guardado durante toda su vida. Sin embargo, en lugar de eso, Orquídea...
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This collection features stories from bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors.
An exceptional anthology exploring the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration-- written by YA authors who are themselves immigrants and the children of immigrants. Their characters face random traffic stops, TSA detention, customs anxiety, and the daunting and inspiring journey to new lands ... while also dancing at weddings, keeping diaries, teaching ESL. In presenting...
20) Labyrinth Lost
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Brooklyn brujas volume 1
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Bewitching Reads - Teen
Celebrate Pride Month
FPPL Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - YA
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Celebrate Pride Month
FPPL Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - YA
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"Alex is a bruja and the most powerful witch in her family. But she's hated magic ever since it made her father disappear into thin air. When a curse she performs to rid herself of magic backfires and her family vanishes, she must travel to Los Lagos, a land in-between as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland, to get her family back."--